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If you love the British pub, you will like this blog. Here I will review the pubs I drop into in my wanderings around my home region - urban, rural, posh, homely, fun pubs, restaurant pubs, and local backstreet pubs. I hope to encourage people to appreciate them.
I will score each pub out of five points each (30 points maximum) on its ambience, decor, service, whether it serves real ales, state of the toilets (but I can't vouch for the state of the gents because I don't use them!) and what extras it has - games, beer garden, newspapers, serves food, karaoke, quizzes, live music.
If after reading one of my reviews you decide to check out a pub, I hope you enjoy the experience. But bear in mind that I have only visited some of them once, and pubs and pub managers change. If the review needs updating, please leave a comment.
Ups and downs? Well, people drink when they're down. And they drink to celebrate, when they're feeling 'up'. Besides that, this is hill country. It's full of ups and downs.
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Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Top Brink Inn, West Yorkshire



Top Brink Inn, Brink Top, Lumbutts, near Todmorden, OL14 6JB
01706 812696

This was built in 1843 and was originally three weavers' cottages. Then one of the weavers applied for a beer licence, to supply the textile traders taking pack horses between West Yorkshire and Manchester. The three cottages have since become one establishment, with an extension at the front to accommodate more dining space. The pub is out on its own, on the edge of a very small village, and close to Stoodley Pike and the Pennine Bridleway.

ambience - 5
decor - 5
It has a slightly cliched country pub decor, with lots of horse brasses on the walls,  but this works. The seating is comfortable, and there are three different areas to sit inside, with outdoor eating areas at the front and the back.

real ale - 4

features - 4
Serves food (medium length pub menu, check their website for the current choices).
It also warrants a point for the location, right under the Pennine hills in the Calder Valley.
Dogs allowed
Children allowed

Service - 5
Very attentive and prompt

Toilets - 5
Pristine

Score 28 out of 30




Stoodley Pike and the surrounding hills

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